exceeding
exceeding is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.-- Ex*ceed"ing*ness, n. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.
- 2.In a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. [Archaic. It is not joined to verbs.] "The voice exceeding loud." Keble. His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow. Mark ix.
- 3.The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea. Sir W. Raleigh.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is -- Ex*ceed"ing*ness, n. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney called?
- What is in a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. [Archaic. It is not joined to verbs.] "The voice exceeding loud." Keble. His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow. Mark ix called?
- What is the Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea. Sir W. Raleigh called?
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